Propaganda machines in all totalitarian countries habitually depict the dictator as the saviour of his people from some danger real, or more usually imaginary, and as the man of action who decides what is…
Same Topic, Different Story, Same Image
Donald J. Trump and his team have now openly declared that he is above the law rather than, as our Constitution provides, a public servant whose duty is to faithfully execute the law. His…
McConnell: The Fix Is In
The Battle Goes On... The House of Representatives voted 232 to 190 to pass the Save the Internet Act to restore net neutrality. All 190 no votes were cast by Republicans; one Republican voted…
Authoritarian Guide To Power: “I alone can fix it”
“I like acting because I can move so quickly. It gives me more flexibility.” In July 2016, candidate Donald Trump declared that he alone could fix America’s problems big and small. It was at…
Monday Ménage
Alexandra Adornetto. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Franklin D. Roosevelt. The young people I know judge leaders by their deeds and abhor hypocrisy. Inconsistency and point-scoring do not win respect. It's not easy to be engaged in…
Use It Or Lose It. Democracy Is Funny That Way
Like it or not, and I don’t, Donald Trump is president of the United States of America. In 2016 he lost the popular vote by 2.9 million votes but received 304 Electoral College votes…
Russia-Trump-Mueller Timeline: 1998-2019
Maybe, Just Maybe, U.S. Attorney General Barr didn’t take a look at THE GIANT RUSSIA-TRUMP-MUELLER TIMELINE. It Begins... 1998 / Russia defaults on its debt. Wealthy Russians invest overseas. 1999-2000 / Trump considers presidential…
So, There It Is Folks…
Trump Warns His Opponents: ‘It would be very bad’ if (my) military, police and biker supporters got ‘tough’ We can’t sugar-coat this. The President of the United States is encouraging the military, police, and…
He Ain’t My Uncle
For decades Joe Biden has been pushing the image that he is a ‘“lunch-pail” Democrat - blue-shirted, rolled up sleeves, ready to go to work for the little guy. Biden loves the "everybody's uncle-Joe”…
I’m Surprised. Aren’t You?
The Founder And Former Owner Of That Florida Massage Parlor (Think Bob Kraft) Has Been Selling Chinese Execs Access to Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Ya Gotta See This ... (more…)
America 2019: Danger Ahead
Trump's Secret ‘List’! Administration Tracked Journalists, Attorneys, Immigration Advocates and Activists At Southern Border: Leaked Docs. >> It starts to smack of dictatorship or the persecution of actors and press during the Red Scare.…
All You Need To Know About This Guy: UPDATED
UPDATED 2019.03.01: Kim [Jong Un] and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son Otto. Kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. No excuses or…
America Is Saved! America Is Saved! Yay!!
So, Democrats now are in control of the House of Representatives, by a fairly safe margin - 235* to 199*. Lead news stories from broadcast and cable outlets and newspaper headlines across the nation…
History As Reminder: America?
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Free Expression A Human Right. And Then There’s Trump
“His attacks are strategic, designed to undermine confidence in reporting and raise doubts about verifiable facts” (more…)
Censored 2019: Fighting the Fake News Invasion (Pre Sale)
Censored 2019, once again presents the News that Didn’t Make the News (and why) in our annual listing of the Top 25 underreported stories, as well as documenting the corporate media’s most egregious Junk…
U.S. Press Push Back **UPDATED**
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Monday Ménage
Dwight D. Eisenhower. Albert Einstein. Muhammad Ali. (more…)
All The Usual Suspects and Then Some: RSF’s Predator Gallery
Reporters Without Borders has produced a gallery (with images and data) of world leaders afraid of Press Freedom. (more…)
NY Daily News Slashes Editorial Staff By 50%
The New York Daily News layed off half it's newsroom effective immediately - telling staff the iconic tabloid will "restructure". Among the gone is Editor-in-Chief Jim Rich. Jim Rich @therealjimrich If you hate democracy…